Rongchao Jin

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
4400 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Office: Mellon Institute 543
Phone: (412) 268-9448
Fax: (412) 268-1061
rongchao@andrew.cmu.edu

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Recent Publications

  1. “Kinetically Controlled, High-Yield Synthesis of Au25 Clusters”, Zhu, M.; Lanni, E.; Garg, N.; Bier, M. E.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1138.
  2. “Correlating the Crystal Structure of A Thiol-Protected Au25 Cluster and Optical Properties”, Zhu, M.; Aikens, C. M.; Hollander, F. J.; Schatz, G. C.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5883.
  3. “Super Robust Nanoparticles for Biology and Biomedicine”, Jin, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6750.
  4. “One-Pot Synthesis of Robust Core/Shell Gold Nanoparticles”, Dong, H.; Zhu, M.; Yoon, J. A.; Gao, J.; Jin, R.; Matyjaszewski, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12852.
  5. “Conversion of Anionic [Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18]- Cluster to Charge Neutral Cluster via Air Oxidation”, Zhu, M.; Eckenhoff, W. T.; Pintauer, T.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 14221.
  6. “One-Pot Synthesis of Atomically Monodisperse, Thiol-Functionalized Au25 Nanoclusters.” Wu, Z.; Suhan, J.; Jin, R. J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 622.
  7. “Facile, Large Scale Synthesis of Dodecanethiol Stabilized Au38 Clusters.” Qian, H.; Zhu, M.; Andersen, U. N.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. A 2009, 113, 4281–4284.
  8. “Reversible Switching of Magnetism in Thiolate-Protected Au25 Superatoms.” Zhu, M.; Aikens, C. M.; Hendrich, M. P.; Gupta, R.; Qian, H.; Schatz, G. C.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2490–2492.
  9. “Probing the Structure and Charge State of Glutathione-Capped Au25(SG)18 Clusters by NMR and Mass Spectrometry”, Wu, Z.; Gayathri, C.; Gil, R.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6535–6042.
  10. (Book chapter) Jin, R. Chapter 2, Synthesis and Optical Properties of Anisotropic Silver Nanocrystals: Shape and Size Matters, in Functional Nanomaterials: A Chemistry and Engineering Perspective, S. Chen & W. Li (Eds), USTC Press, Hefei, China, 2009.
  11. “Thiolate-Capped Au20 Clusters with a Large Energy Gap of 2.1 eV.” Zhu, M.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7220–7021.
  12. “Stability of the Two Au−S Binding Modes in Au25(SG)18 Nanoclusters Probed by NMR and Optical Spectroscopy”, Wu, Z.; Jin, R. ACS Nano 2009, 3, 2036–2042.
  13. “Controlling Nanoparticles with Atomic Precision: The Case of Au144(SCH2CH2Ph)60”, Qian, H.; Jin, R. Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 4083–4087.
  14. “Conversion of Polydisperse Au Nanoparticles into Monodisperse Au25 Nanorods and Nanospheres”, Qian, H.; Zhu, M.; Lanni, E.; Zhu, Y.; Bier, M. E.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 17599–17603.
  15. “Size-Focusing Synthesis, Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Monodisperse Au38(SC2H4Ph)24 Nanoclusters”, Qian, H.; Zhu, Y.; Jin, R. ACS Nano 2009, 3, 3795–3803.
  16. “High Yield, Large Scale Synthesis of Thiolate-Protected Ag7 Clusters”, Wu, Z.; Lanni, E.; Chen, W.; Bier, M. E.; Ly, D.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 16672–16674.
  17. (Review) “Quantum-Sized Thiolate Protected Gold Nanoclusters”, Jin, R. Nanoscale 2010, 2, 343-362.
  18. "Thiolate-Protected Aun Nanoclusters as Catalysts for Selective Oxidation and Hydrogenation Processes", Zhu, Y.; Qian, H.; Zhu, M.; Jin, R. Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, 1915–1920.
  19. “Atomically Precise Au25(SR)18 Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation of α, β-Unsaturated Ketones and Aldehydes” Zhu, Y.; Qian, H.; Drake, B. A.; Jin, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 1295–1298. It has been chosen as a "Hot Paper" by the Angewandte Chemie Editors for its importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest.
  20. "Nanoparticle Clusters Light Up in SERS", Jin, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2826-2829.
  21. "Exploring stereoselectivity of Au25 nanoparticle catalyst for hydrogenation of cyclic ketone", Zhu, Y.; Wu, Z.; Gayathri, G. C.; Qian, H.; Gil, R. R.; Jin, R. Journal of Catalysis 2010, 271, 155-160 (as a Priority Communication).
  22. "Thiolate-Protected Au24(SC2H4Ph)20 Nanoclusters: Superatoms or Not?" Zhu, M.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 1003–1007.
  23. "Isolation of Ubiquitous Au40(SR)24 Clusters from the 8 kDa Gold Clusters", Qian, H.; Zhu, Y.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 4583–4585.
  24. "A Universal Approach for the Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanodendrites and Their Catalytic Properties", Mohanty, A.; Garg, N.; Jin, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4962–4966.
  25. "The Role of Bromide Ions in Seeding Growth of Au Nanorods", Garg, N.; Scholl, C.; Mohanty, A.; Jin, R. Langmuir 2010, 26, 10271–10276.
  26. "Sequential Observation of AgnS4- (1≤ n ≤ 7) Gas Phase Clusters in MS/MS and Prediction of their Structures", Wu, Z.; Jiang, D.-E.; Lanni, E.; Bier, M.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 1423-1427.
  27. "Site-Specific and Size-Dependent Bonding of Compositionally Precise Gold−Thiolate Nanoparticles from X-ray Spectroscopy", MacDonald, M. A.; Zhang, P.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 1821–1825.
  28. "Total Structure Determination of Thiolate-Protected Au38 Nanoparticles", Qian, H.; Eckenhoff, W. T.; Zhu, Y.; Pintauer, T.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8280-8281.
  29. "An Atomic-Level Strategy for Unraveling Gold Nanocatalysis from the Perspective of Aun(SR)m Nanoclusters", Zhu, Y.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 11455-11462.
  30. "On the Ligand's Role in the Fluorescence of Gold Nanoclusters", Wu, Z.; Jin, R. Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 2568–2573.
  31. "One-Pot Synthesis of Au25(SG)18, 2 nm and 4 nm Gold Nanoparticles and Comparison of Their Size-Dependent Properties", Wu, Z.; Chen, J.; Jin, R. Adv. Func. Mater. 2011, 21, 177-183.
  32. "Size Focusing: A Methodology for Synthesizing Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters", Jin, R.; Qian, H.; Wu, Z.; Zhu, Y.; Zhu, M.; Mohanty, A.; Garg, N. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 2903-2910.
  33. "Robust gold nanoparticles stabilized by trithiol for application in chemiresistive sensors", Garg, N.; Mohanty, A.; Lazarus, N.; Schultz, L.; Rozzi, T. R.; Santhanam, S.; Weiss, L.; Snyder, J. L.; Fedder, G. K.; Jin, R. Nanotechnology 2010, 21, 405501.
  34. "Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of [Au25(SR)18]q Nanoclusters: Effects of Charge State", Qian, H.; Sfeir, M. Y.; Jin, R J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 19935-19940.
  35. "Solution-Phase Structure and Bonding of Au38(SR)24 Nanoclusters from X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy", MacDonald, M.; Zhang, P.; Chen, N.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 115, 65-69.
  36. "Quantum Sized Gold Nanoclusters: Bridging the Gap between Organometallics and Nanocrystals", Jin, R.; Zhu, Y.; Qian, H. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 6584-6593.
  37. "Doping 25-Atom and 38-Atom Gold Nanoclusters with Pd", Qian, H.; Barry, E.; Zhu, Y.; Jin, R. Acta. Phys. Chim. Sin. 2011, 27, 513-519.
  38. "Unexpected Reactivity of Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 Nanoclusters with Salts", Zhu, M.; Chan, G.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. Nanoscale 2011, 3, 1703–1707.
  39. “Catalysis Opportunities of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters”, Zhu, Y.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 6793–6799.
  40. “Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of Rod-Shaped 25-Atom Gold Nanoclusters”, Sfeir, M. Y.; Qian, H.; Nobusada, K.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. 2011, 115, 6200–6207.
  41. “Ambient Synthesis of Au144(SR)60 Nanoclusters in Methanol”, Qian, H.; Jin, R. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 2209–2217.
  42. “Atomically Precise Nanoparticles: A New Frontier in Nanoscience”, Jin, R.; Qian, H.; Zhu, Y.; Das, A. J. Nanosci. Lett. 2011, 1, 72–86.
  43. “Comparison of the Catalytic Properties of 25-Atom Gold Nanospheres and Nanorods”, Zhu, Y.; Qian, H.; Das, A.; Jin, R. Chin. J. Catal. 2011, 32, 1145–1150.
  44. “Determination of Nanoparticle Size Distribution Together with Density or Molecular Weight by 2D Analytical Ultracentrifugation”, Carney, R. P.; Kim, J. Y.; Qian, H. F.; Jin, R.; Mehenni, H.;  Stellacci, F.; Bakr, O. M. Nat. Commun. 2011, 2, 335–342.
  45. “Kinetic Control and Thermodynamic Selection in the Synthesis of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters”, Wu, Z.; MacDonald, M.; Chen, J.; Zhang, P.; Jin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 9670–9673.
  46. “The Structure and Bonding of Au25(SR)18 Nanoclusters from EXAFS: The Interplay of Metallic and Molecular Behavior,” MacDonald, M.; Cheverie, D.; Zhang, P.; Qian, H.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 15282–15287.
  47. “Electron Transfer between Au25(SC2H4Ph)18-TOA+ Nanoclusters and Oxoammonium Cations”,  Liu, Z.; Zhu, M.; Meng, X.; Xu, G.; Jin, R. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011, 2, 2104–2109.
  48. “Chiral Au25 Nanospheres and Nanorods: Synthesis and Insight into the Origin of Chirality”, Zhu, M.; Qian, H.; Meng, X.; Jin, S.; Wu, Z.; Jin, R. Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 3963–3969.
  49. “Wavelength Dependence of the Fluorescence Quenching Efficiency of Nearby Dyes by Gold Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles: The Roles of Spectral Overlap and Particle Size”, Chowdhury, S.; Wu, Z.; Jaquins-Gerstl, A.; Liu, S.; Dembska, A.; Armitage, B. A.; Jin, R.; Peteanu, L. A. J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 20105–20112.
  50. “Synthesis and Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Determination of Thiolated Au55(SR)31 Nanoclusters”, Qian, H.; Jin, R. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11462–11464.
  51. “Crystal Structures of Au2 Complex and Au25 Nanocluster and Mechanistic Insight into the Conversion of Polydisperse Nanoparticles into Monodisperse Au25 Nanoclusters”, Qian, H.; Eckenhoff, W. T.; Bier, M. E.; Pintauer, T.; Jin, R. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 10735–10739.
  52. “Chirality of Gold Nanoclusters Probed by NMR Spectroscopy”, Qian, H.; Zhu, M.; Gayathri, C.; Gil, R. R.; Jin, R. ACS Nano 2011, 5, 8935–8942.
  53. “Temperature-Dependent Optical Absorption Properties of Monolayer-Protected Au25 and Au38 Clusters”, Devadas, M. S.; Bairu, S.; Qian, H.; Sinn, E.; Jin, R.; Ramakrishna, G. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011, 2, 2752–2758.
  54. “Atomically Precise Gold Nanocrystal Molecules with Surface Plasmon Resonance”, Qian, H.; Zhu, Y.; Jin, R. PNAS, 2011, in press.
  55. (Review) “The Impacts of Nanotechnology on Catalysis by Precious Metal Nanoparticles”, Jin, R. Nanotechnol. Rev. 2011, in press.

Prior Publications (selected)

  1. “Correlating second harmonic optical responses of single Ag nanoparticles with morphology”, Jin, R.; Jureller, J.E.; Kim, H.Y.; Scherer, N.F. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 12482.
  2. “Synthesis of open-ended, cylindrical Au-Ag alloy nanostructures on a Si/SiOx surface”, Zhang, H.; Jin, R.; Mirkin, C.A. Nano Lett., 2004, 4, 1493.
  3. “Thermally-induced formation of atomic Au clusters and conversion into nanocubes”, Jin, R.; Egusa, S.; Scherer, N.F. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 9900.
  4. “Controlling anisotropic nanoparticle growth through plasmon excitation”, Jin, R.; Cao, Y.W.;  Hao, E.; Metraux, G.S.; Schatz, G.C.; Mirkin, C.A.; Nature, 2003, 425, 487.
  5. “Raman dye-labeled nanoparticle probes for proteins”, Cao, Y.C.; Jin, R.; Nam, J.M.; Thaxton, C.S.; Mirkin, C.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 14676.
  6. “Nanoparticles with Raman spectroscopic fingerprints for DNA and RNA detection”, Cao, Y.W.; Jin, R.; Mirkin, C.A. Science, 2002, 297, 1536.
  7. “What controls the melting properties of DNA-linked nanoparticle assemblies?” Jin, R.; Wu, G.S.; Li, Z.; Mirkin, C.A.; Schatz, G.C. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 125, 1643.
  8. “Photoinduced conversion of silver nanospheres to nanoprisms”, Jin, R.; Cao, Y.W.; Mirkin, C.A.; Kelly, K.L.; Schatz, G.C.; Zheng, J.G. Science, 2001, 294, 1901.
  9. “DNA-modified core-shell Ag/Au nanoparticles”, Cao, Y.W.; Jin, R.; Mirkin C.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 7961.
  10. “Mechanism of catalytic partial oxidation of methane to syngas over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts”, Jin, R.; Chen, Y.X.; Li, W.Z.; Cui, W.; Ji, Y.Y.; Yu, C.Y.; Jiang, Y. Appl. Catal., 2000, 201, 71.